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The two newest members of the Bermuda Bar Association, Dominique Rivas and Tricia Warner, were inducted into the Island’s legal fraternity on Friday.
They were approved by Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons.
The packed courtroom included Mrs Warner’s...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva has declared himself “relieved” by the downward trend exhibited by the latest crime statistics.
Overall crime continues to fall, and for the first time in five years, “all major crime categories are also on a decre...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Broadcasting legend Arthur Rankin Jr — the animator, producer and director behind some of television’s most enduring holiday specials — has died in his 90th year following a bout of illness.
Bermuda’s own movie mogul, who cornered the market for Chri...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Minister Quinton Edness branded ten redundancies from the Fairmont Hamilton Princess “extremely disturbing”, adding: “If Government was working with Fairmont, they need not be laid off — this has been done before in Bermuda.”
The one-time Unit...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman whose tiny pet was snatched from her arms and mauled to death by an escaped pit bull has called for owners of dangerous breeds to understand the potential for danger.
Ieisha Tucker-Minors described the moment of horror as the loose animal, wh...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A community clean-up for the overgrown St George’s Golf Course proved so successful that another is being held this weekend.
“We had an overwhelming response — we wanted to send a special ‘thank you’ to the Governor and the Premier for showing up,” s...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Renowned Bermuda civil rights trailblazer, educator and artist Georgine Hill died yesterday, just five days shy of her 96th birthday.
Born in 1918 in desegregated Boston, Massachusetts, Mrs Hill and her husband, Bermudian hotelier and businessman Hi...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell’s announcement that town hall meetings will be held on gaming in Bermuda received a sceptical welcome from activist Jonathan Starling last night.
A “public education campaign” is scheduled on gaming to begin next week...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s Caribbean community unites this Friday for an annual bash courtesy of the West Indian Association — with this year’s gathering also raising money in aid of Caribbean flood victims.
“When we come together as island people, we don’t just c...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Forensic evidence against a teen athlete accused of attempting to shoot another man dead includes a single microscopic particle of what can unequivocally be called gunshot residue.
And a reference to “shooting at close range” retrieved from the phone...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
